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Author : Hironori Yamamoto
Publisher : Inter-Parliamentary Union
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Legislative auditing
ISBN : 9789291423507
Author : Riccardo Pelizzo,Frederick Stapenhurst
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136517259
This book investigates Parliaments’ capacity to oversee government activities, policies and expenditures. Utilising a comparative approach, the book presents a new examination of oversight tools and discusses the conditions under which such tools are employed effectively. The result of a 9-year collaboration between the authors, this book draws from the findings of survey data collected by the World Bank Institute and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, analysing information from 120 parliaments. The book represents a rigorous attempt to test whether international organizations are correct in claiming that the quality of democracy and good governance can be improved by strengthening the oversight capacity of legislatures. It discusses the tools available to parliaments worldwide, and taking a comparative approach considers which tools are more or less common, how oversight capacity can be estimated, how oversight capacity is related to other institutional and constitutional factors, and above all what ensures that oversight tools are used effectively. This analysis reveals that while the quality of democracy and good governance benefit from effective oversight, oversight effectiveness cannot be reduced to oversight capacity. The book urges policy makers and reformers to change their approach from strengthening capacity to securing that the capacity is put to good use. Parliamentary Oversight Tools will be of interest to students, scholars and practitioners of legislative politics and governance.
Author : Elena Griglio
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1509925716
"Oversight of executives has always been a key function of parliaments and one which is central to developing the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government. However, in reality governments are taking a more pronounced role in controlling legislation, diluting the influence of parliament. This book plots this trend in parliaments across Europe, to illustrate points of convergence and divergence. In so doing, it suggest tools and methods that parliaments can develop to bolster their crucial oversight role"--
Author : Riccardo Pelizzo,Frederick Stapenhurst
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317913221
The purpose of the book is to investigate parliaments’ capacity to oversee government activities, policies and budget legislation. By analysing the survey data that the World Bank Institute in collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union collected from 120 parliaments, Pelizzo and Stapenhurst show what tools are available to parliaments worldwide, which tools are more or less common, how oversight capacity can be estimated, how oversight capacity is related to other institutional and constitutional factors. In addition to discussing the conditions under which oversight capacity is greater, the authors perform some analyses to assess the policy implications of oversight capacity. Specifically, they look at the impact of oversight capacity on the quality of democracy and on the level of good governance.
Author : Elena Griglio
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509925698
Oversight of executives has always been a key function of parliaments and one that is central to developing the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government. However, in reality governments are taking a more pronounced role in controlling legislation, diluting the influence of parliament. This book plots this trend in parliaments across Europe, to illustrate points of convergence and divergence. In so doing, it suggest tools and methods that parliaments can develop to bolster their crucial oversight role.
Author : Rick Stapenhurst
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821376126
In most countries, parliament has the constitutional mandate to both oversee and hold government to account. In light of the increased focus on good governance, academics and legislative strengthening practitioners are re-examining parliament's oversight function with a view to increasing public financial accountability, curbing corruption, and contributing to poverty reduction. This volume brings together research from many different perspectives and many different legislative settings worldwide. As the country case studies in section III demonstrate, the accountability mechanisms or oversight tools available to the legislature vary based on constitutionally defined powers of the legislature, institutional arrangements between the branches of government, divisions of authority between national, regional, and local governments, the degree of legitimacy conferred on the legislature, and the resources available to it. The budget process provides critical opportunities. Section II of this volume is devoted to examining budget oversight from the formulation and approval of the budget, to implementation and the ex post examination of the public accounts. Special attention is also paid to mechanisms to assist parliaments such as Public Accounts Committees and independent parliamentary budget offices. This title will be of interest to parliamentarians and parliamentary staff, legislative strengthening practitioners, and students of legislative development.
Author : Rick Stapenhurst,Rasheed Draman,Brooke Larson,Anthony Staddon
Publisher : Springer
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030141400
This book discusses parliamentary oversight and its role in curbing corruption in developing countries. Over the past decade, a growing body of research at the global and regional levels has demonstrated that parliamentary oversight is an important determinant of corruption and that effective oversight of public expenditure is an essential component of national anti-corruption strategies and programs. However, little research has been undertaken at the country level regarding how parliamentary oversight is undertaken, which oversight mechanisms are effective or on how national parliaments interact with other anti-corruption stakeholders. This book presents the results of a new large-scale, quantitative analysis which identifies the mechanisms through which institutional arrangements impact corruption, specifically through country case studies on the Caribbean region, Ghana, Myanmar, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda. Addressing a gap in scholarly knowledge while presenting practical policy advice for parliaments and for anti-corruption assistance agencies, this book will be of use to scholars interested in development, anti-corruption, public finance, as well as members of parliament, anti-corruption practitioners, and organizations working in parliamentary strengthening.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264183636
There is growing recognition of the need for new approaches to the ways in which donors support accountability, but no broad agreement on what changed practice looks like. This publication aims to provide more clarity on the emerging practice.
Author : Riccardo Pelizzo,Rick Stapenhurst
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Finance, Public
ISBN : UCSD:31822032310385
This paper uses data for 83 countries that was collected in 2001 to investigate whether the oversight potential relates to three variables, namely the form of government (presidential, semi-presidential or parliamentary), per capital income levels and the level of democracy.
Author : Gareth Griffith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Legislative bodies
ISBN : 0731317874
Author : Adina Akbik
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108835756
An examination of executive actors' accountability for EU economic decisions in the aftermath of the euro crisis.
Author : Rick Stapenhurst,Niall Johnston,Riccardo Pelizzo
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780821367247
In most countries, parliament has the constitutional mandate to both oversee government and to hold government to account; often, audit institutions, ombuds and anti-corruption agencies report to parliament, as a means of ensuring both their independence from government and reinforcing parliament's position at the apex of accountability institutions. At the same time, parliaments can also play a key role in promoting accountability, through constituency outreach, public hearings, and parliamentary commissions. This title will be of interest to parliamentarians and parliamentary staff, development practitioners, students of development and those interested in curbing corruption and improving governance in developing and developed countries alike.
Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1414 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044116501032
Author : Omololu Fagbadebo,Fayth Ruffin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319935096
This book examines the problem of accountability in two African political systems, South Africa and Nigeria. Despite the principle of separation of powers and the doctrine of checks and balances among the institutions of governance, a burgeoning governance crisis stifles the potential of accountability and good governance. Legislative oversight in the two countries remains largely ineffective while citizens are left to face the consequences of the mismanagement of public resources by political elites. This book critically assesses how the legislative institutions in South Africa and Nigeria have been unable to harness the requisite constitutional powers to ensure accountability in government and explores the feasibility of their effectiveness. The book begins with a comparative analysis of the principles, tradition, and powers associated with legislative capability in South Africa and Nigeria. The chapters explore constitutional provisions and analyze the capacity of each legislature to function within its respective political environment. The book also examines the process and challenges associated with the various measures and mechanisms available for legislatures to ensure accountability in the two countries. Researchers, scholars and students of African politics will find this book useful in their understanding of the problems associated with the simmering governance crisis in South Africa and Nigeria.
Author : Paul Kingsnorth
Publisher : Graywolf Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781555979720
A provocative and urgent essay collection that asks how we can live with hope in “an age of ecocide” Paul Kingsnorth was once an activist—an ardent environmentalist. He fought against rampant development and the depredations of a corporate world that seemed hell-bent on ignoring a looming climate crisis in its relentless pursuit of profit. But as the environmental movement began to focus on “sustainability” rather than the defense of wild places for their own sake and as global conditions worsened, he grew disenchanted with the movement that he once embraced. He gave up what he saw as the false hope that residents of the First World would ever make the kind of sacrifices that might avert the severe consequences of climate change. Full of grief and fury as well as passionate, lyrical evocations of nature and the wild, Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist gathers the wave-making essays that have charted the change in Kingsnorth’s thinking. In them he articulates a new vision that he calls “dark ecology,” which stands firmly in opposition to the belief that technology can save us, and he argues for a renewed balance between the human and nonhuman worlds. This iconoclastic, fearless, and ultimately hopeful book, which includes the much-discussed “Uncivilization” manifesto, asks hard questions about how we’ve lived and how we should live.